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Saving God’s Face: A Chinese Contextualization of Salvation through Honor and Shame
EMS Dissertation Series
Years ago, the author had a startling realization. Theologians and pastors have long taught on the glory of God and its central importance in the Bible. However, because he was living in East Asia, it also dawned on the author that this sort of talk about God’s glory, praising Him, and magnifying His name was simply another way of talking about honor and shame.
20 Things a New Chinese Pastor Needs to Learn About Ministry
Christians in China today are able to share relatively easily about ministry on social media. Pastors’ personal blogs are one unique vantage point into church life in China. In this article, Chen Fengsheng, a Three-Self pastor in Wenzhou, provides budding pastors with timely advice on how to prepare for a healthy pastoral ministry. He gives “twenty realities” of ministry life that will help set up fresh seminary graduates for the pastorate.
6 Approaches to Contextualization in China
[…] directs the contextualization process; therefore, such treatments are littered with biblical references. Traditional theological topics receive special attention. A grammatical-historical method of interpreting the Bible is a common characteristic. This nomenclature (i.e., “Scriptural”) in no way suggests that others ignore the Bible or do not affirm the Scripture’s supreme authority; nor is it implied […]
Training Cross-Cultural Workers to Cross Honor-Shame Cultures
[…] sheer scope of the topic, this essay sketches only a preliminary proposal. Honor and shame manifest across global cultures in countless ways. Still, we can identify several common features of an honor-shame perspective that transcend any particular setting. This should not surprise us. After all, honor and shame are characteristics of every human society. […]
A Dictionary for Learning Theological Chinese
Kingdom Speak《国度语汇》by Jo Ann Yau and Qiu Sheng Lung. Hong Kong: Tien Dao Publishing House, 2019, 184 pages, ISBN: 978-988-8279-70-8. Books, videos, podcasts, and whatever other resources are out there for helping people learn Mandarin—everyone has their favorite suggestions. For newbies, I always recommend the Chinese Made Easier series. Many Mandarin students spend years […]
Reading Romans through Eastern Eyes
Honor and Shame in Paul’s Message and Mission
[…] our attention to Paul's letter to the Romans. He argues that some traditional East Asian cultural values are closer to those of the first-century biblical world than common Western cultural values. In addition, he adds his voice to the scholarship engaging the values of honor and shame in particular and their influence on biblical […]
The Next Decade of the Church in China
[…] with me, “We recruit students, teach them theology and biblical studies, but they don’t know how to conduct church ministry.” Theological education, I think, has much in common with medical education. It’s not merely about mastering theory; significant practical training is essential. Medical students, for instance, must intern at hospitals for several years before […]
The Ministry of Women in the Chinese Church
The spring 2021 issue of ChinaSource Quarterly reflects on women’s contributions to the Chinese church. The issue looks at the ministry of both Chinese believers and non-Chinese cross-cultural workers. Some articles are historical surveys; others offer personal narratives. Previously, I’ve highlighted some of the challenges women face when serving cross-culturally (such as here and […]
It Starts with “Nǐ Hǎo”
Cross-Cultural Ministry in the Most Unexpected Place
[…] Monterey Park’s dining room being closed for almost three years during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of third-party orders through apps such as UberEats increased. It is common for restaurants to put mobile and third-party orders on a shelf for pickup, but during the pandemic, it was determined to not be safe to leave […]
CSQ Article
A Pastoral Perspective on Contextualization
An Interview with Pastor "Peter"
An “On the Ground” Perspective
[…] in tomb-sweeping, paper burning, or other activities associated with idol worship. They seem to have no filial piety. To Chinese, Christians’ behavior makes the whole family lose face. On top of that, Christians appear unpatriotic when they prioritize faith over country. The overall effect is that some Chinese see Christians as a threat. Wu: […]